Canada - *GRAPHIC VIDEO* - 87-Year-Old Driver Hit Baby in Stroller Then Drove Off - Montreal

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Video shows driver strike infant in stroller at Montreal intersection; police investigating

A one-year-old child has survived a hit-and-run after a woman's stroller was struck by a vehicle while she was crossing the street in Montreal's Outremont borough last week, police say. The infant was not injured and investigators are searching for the suspect vehicle.

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“Luckily, in the stroller, the baby was really well attached,” said police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant.

The baby “did not fall from the stroller, so that avoided really major injuries.”

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''Montreal police search for driver who hit baby in hit and run caught on video​

November 23 2022
WARNING: Disturbing content. Montreal police are searching for a driver after a hit and run involving a baby in a stroller last week in Outremont. The incident was captured on a surveillance camera and shows the horrific moment the baby carriage was hit and dragged at an intersection. Miraculously the baby was unharmed. ''

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Jewish groups ‘horrified’ by video showing Montreal driver hitting baby in carriage

MONTREAL - Jewish groups in Quebec say they are deeply disturbed and horrified after a driver was video-recorded hitting a baby in a stroller that was...

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''MONTREAL - Jewish groups in Quebec say they are deeply disturbed and horrified after a driver was video-recorded hitting a baby in a stroller that was being pushed along a Montreal intersection by an Orthodox Jewish woman.

The video, circulated widely on social media and taken from a surveillance camera installed on a nearby apartment building, shows the vehicle driving off after hitting the baby and not stopping. The one-year-old baby was taken to hospital for observation and was uninjured.

Montreal police Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant said the video shows a hit and run.

“The driver slows down but doesn’t make its stop before continuing on. At the same time, there was a woman pushing a stroller,” Brabant said in an interview Wednesday.

“The vehicle hit the stroller before driving off, making it a hit and run.”

The collision occurred on Nov. 16 at around 2:40 p.m. near the intersection of Bloomfield and Lajoie avenues in the city’s Outremont borough, which includes a large Hasidic Jewish population whose members are easily identifiable due to their traditional clothing.''

 

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87-year-old identified as Montreal driver who hit baby in carriage without stopping

Montreal police have identified an 87-year-old man who they say was behind the wheel of a vehicle that hit a baby stroller last month and drove off.

www.thestar.com

''Montreal police have identified an 87-year-old man who they say was behind the wheel of a vehicle that hit a baby stroller last month and drove off.

Police had asked for the public’s help to find the driver, who was recorded hitting a stroller that was being pushed along a Montreal intersection by an Orthodox Jewish woman.

The baby was taken to hospital as a precaution but was uninjured.



Quebec Jewish groups had worried that the incident was motivated by hate because the collision occurred in a Jewish neighbourhood and the mother was wearing traditional Orthodox Jewish clothing.

However, police said Tuesday they do not think the hit and run was motivated by hate and that the man was instead driving recklessly.''

 

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87-year-old identified as Montreal driver who hit baby in carriage without stopping

Montreal police have identified an 87-year-old man who they say was behind the wheel of a vehicle that hit a baby stroller last month and drove off.

www.thestar.com

''Montreal police have identified an 87-year-old man who they say was behind the wheel of a vehicle that hit a baby stroller last month and drove off.

Police had asked for the public’s help to find the driver, who was recorded hitting a stroller that was being pushed along a Montreal intersection by an Orthodox Jewish woman.

The baby was taken to hospital as a precaution but was uninjured.



Quebec Jewish groups had worried that the incident was motivated by hate because the collision occurred in a Jewish neighbourhood and the mother was wearing traditional Orthodox Jewish clothing.

However, police said Tuesday they do not think the hit and run was motivated by hate and that the man was instead driving recklessly.''

87-y-o? Why didn't he stop? Was he driving while intoxicated therefore afraid of the consequences?
Sheezzzz. I'd expect this behavior from a younger driver or a criminal who doesn't want to go back to prison or something similar. Not an elder.

 

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87-year-old identified as Montreal driver who hit baby in carriage without stopping

Montreal police have identified an 87-year-old man who they say was behind the wheel of a vehicle that hit a baby stroller last month and drove off.

www.thestar.com

''Montreal police have identified an 87-year-old man who they say was behind the wheel of a vehicle that hit a baby stroller last month and drove off.

Police had asked for the public’s help to find the driver, who was recorded hitting a stroller that was being pushed along a Montreal intersection by an Orthodox Jewish woman.

The baby was taken to hospital as a precaution but was uninjured.



Quebec Jewish groups had worried that the incident was motivated by hate because the collision occurred in a Jewish neighbourhood and the mother was wearing traditional Orthodox Jewish clothing.

However, police said Tuesday they do not think the hit and run was motivated by hate and that the man was instead driving recklessly.''

From the link:
“Police say Quebec’s car insurance board is looking into revoking the man’s licence and the prosecutor’s office will determine whether to charge the man.”

They have to determine whether to charge him? I get that he’s elderly so maybe, maybe that changes how they see the crime….? (I don’t agree with that, just trying to think of why they’re “determining whether to charge him”)

Regardless of age, he hit a baby in a stroller, left the scene, and then I’m assuming didn’t come forward of his own volition. Why would they consider not charging? And why are they “looking into” revoking his license? If I hit someone and took off, I’d expect to lose my license and be charged. Age shouldn’t change that.

All JMO

 

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From the link:
“Police say Quebec’s car insurance board is looking into revoking the man’s licence and the prosecutor’s office will determine whether to charge the man.”

They have to determine whether to charge him? I get that he’s elderly so maybe, maybe that changes how they see the crime….? (I don’t agree with that, just trying to think of why they’re “determining whether to charge him”)

Regardless of age, he hit a baby in a stroller, left the scene, and then I’m assuming didn’t come forward of his own volition. Why would they consider not charging? And why are they “looking into” revoking his license? If I hit someone and took off, I’d expect to lose my license and be charged. Age shouldn’t change that.

All JMO

Perhaps his adult children/an agency was/were working towards guardianship (or at least taking his keys & vehicle access) or the driver has some type of medical problem indicating limited capacity?

No idea about Canadian law, though.